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W. B. HIX.

Fruit Drier.

Patented March 8, 1870.

N. PETERS, PHOTOYLITHOGHAPHEN. WASHINGTON, DV 0 through the line 3; y,fig. 1;

WILEY B. HIX, or ROME, GEORGIA;

Letters Patent 1Y0. 100,530, dated March 8, 1870; antedated March 2, 1870.

I Fan's: ron DRY-HOUSES.

, clear and exact description thereof, which'will enable othersskilledin the art, to make and use the same,

reference being had-t0 theaccompanying drawings forming part of thisspecification, in which-- Figure 1 is a horizontal section of myimproved flue, taken through the line a: 2;, Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a longitudinalsection of the same taken Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts.

My present applieationis for certain improvements upon the patent ofJanuary 8, 1861, but which may he applied with equal benefit to driersof a difierent construction.

On bringing that invention into public use I have discovered that itis,defective in three points,'and to remedy these has been the object towhich my attention has been directedffor'several years.

' The chimney'did not work satisfactorily, coal could notbe usedconveniently, and. the fines were made to three feet outside thereof.

commence even'with the wall instead of extending -My invention consistsin an improved flue, in the arrangement of detachable coabgrates, and inan improved chimney. i

A represents the dry-house, which may be of any desired size orcapacity.

B are the furnaces, theforward ends of which should project a littlebeyond the front walls of the dry-h onse, and should be provided withsliding gates, O, to reg-. ulate the draught. i v

The furnaces -B should also be provided with sliding,

grates D, for use where coal is to be used for fuel,

but which maybe removed when, wood'is to be used. E E E E E E istheflne. The parts-E"and E of the flue are made straight, and areconnected with each other by a cross-flue, E, which is made in about theform shown in fig. 1 that is to say, with an angle bywhich the heatedproducts of combustion passing through said part E of the flue will beprojected towardthe forward part of the dry-house before escaping fromsaid part 'of the flue.

The parts E and E, which pass'through the rear I The Schedule referredto in these Letters Patent and making part of the name through the rearwall of the dryhouse, A, and connects with the chimney F.

G is a damper which is placed in the part E of the flu'e, just beforethe point at which the cross-flue E unites with the said part E.

G is a damper placed in the part E of the flue, a little'beyond thepoint-at which the cross-fine E unites with the said part E.

G is a damper placed at or near the point at which the cross-flue Eunites with the part E of the flue.

G is'a damper placed in the part E of the flue, just beyond'the point atwhich the cross-flue E unites with the said part E. 1

By these dampers the passage and distribution of the heated products ofcombustion, as they pass through the flue, may be regulated andcontrolled at will, so as to distribute the heat through the dryhouse,as may be required. 1

.1! is a chimney which is placed ontside the dryhouse, and which Iusually prefer to make about five feet high.

G? is a damper placed in'the upper part of the chimney F, and which alsoassists in regulating and controlling the passage of the heated productsof combustion through the flue, audconsequently assists. in regulatingthe distribution ot' the heat.

. His an elbow or bent section of pipe, which is connected with the top'of the chimney F, in such a way that it may be conveniently turnedabout, according to the direction of the wind.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and. desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The arrangement in the furnace of afruit-dryer of sliding and detachable coal-grates D D, as and for thepurpose specified.

2. The arrangement of the flues E E E E E E, as shown and described, fordistributing the heat in the manner set forth.

3. The combination of the base F, having valve Gr therein, with therotary pipe H, all as shown aiid described, to form a suitable chimney.

WILEY B. HIX. Witnesses;

' G. A. M. PULLIAM,

T. G. MeGu-Nnnn.

